500 Startups
Los Angeles, California
500 Startups provides early-stage companies with funding of up to $250K via seed investments, a startup accelerator program, and unique events like SmashSummit and GeeksOnaPlane. The group has over 160 experienced startup mentors around the world, a state-of-the-art 10,000 sq ft working space in the heart of Silicon Valley, and a vibrant community of startup founders. Selected areas of interest include financial services & e-commerce, search/social/mobile platforms, personal & business productivity, education & language, family & healthcare, and web infrastructure. 500 Startups closed a $44.1 million second fund (October of 2013) that will focus on backing seed and accelerator companies. The new fund is a 50% boost from the firm's $29.4 million first fund. 500 Startup will invest about 75% of this fund's money domestically and 25% abroad. 500 Startups invests $125k in exchange for 5%. 500 Startups charges a $25k fee for participation in the Accelerator Program.
Firm Location:Los Angeles, California • San Francisco, California • Hong Kong • Tel Aviv, Israel
VC Firms That Co-Invest with 500 Startups
Correlation VenturesAbstract VenturesGolden Gate VenturesiNovia CapitalGreylockFlint CapitalSOSVLearn CapitalStructure CapitalStaenberg Venture PartnersReal VenturesSilicon Valley ConnectCITG CapitalSignia Venture PartnersY CombinatorLightbankQueensBridge Venture PartnersCross Culture VenturesYamaha Motor VenturesMHS CapitalBOLDstart VenturesRelay VenturesBroadway AngelsBenchmarkMagical CapitalKRM Interests LLCStreamlined VenturesBoxGroupInitialized CapitalRight Side Capital ManagementPresence CapitalIgnition PartnersGolan VenturesNFXSignalFireKapor CapitalFirst Round CapitalHarrison MetalFounders FundHuman Augmentation SyndicateLong Ventures PartnersAlgebra VenturesGrowth XRubicon VCVisionaire VenturesConverge Venture PartnersFuture Perfect VenturesNKM CapitalLocus VenturesMoment VenturesDay 1Riverside VenturesNew Age CapitalGooglePJCSouth Park CommonsLVenture GroupSinovation VenturesConnectivity Capital PartnersKatana CapitalJumpCloudScrum VenturesCanaan PartnersCatapult Capital2048 VenturesCarao VenturesWasabi VenturesTekton VenturesSusa VenturesGGV CapitalFreestyle CapitalFelicis VenturesTEEC Angel FundMITS Fund ('Machine In The Sky' Fund)
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 | $100k ($50k - $250k) | Investors in Tel Aviv (Israel) | Investors in Developer tools, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Israel (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in San Francisco (CA) | Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Games, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social mobile |
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 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Singapore | |
 | $150k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Toronto (Ontario), Investors in San Francisco (CA) | |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in San Francisco (CA) | Investors in Advertising, Investors in Biotech, Investors in Consumer health & fitness, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in Fashion, Investors in Food and beverage, Investors in IoT, Investors in Marketing automation, Investors in Sales and CRM |
$250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Buenos Aires | Investors in Advertising, Investors in Education, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Local commerce, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Messaging, Investors in SMB software, Investors in Social commerce | |
 | $200k ($10k - $200k) | Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in New York (NY) | Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Social mobile |
 | $150k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in San Francisco (CA) | Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Payments, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SMB software, Investors in Social mobile |
 | $150k ($150k - $1m) | Investors in San Francisco (CA) | Investors in Advertising, Investors in Blockchain, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cryptocurrency, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in IoT, Investors in Logistics, Investors in Security |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Mountain View (CA) | Investors in Advertising, Investors in AI, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in SMB software |
 | $100k ($50k - $250k) | Investors in Mountain View (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in London, Investors in Berlin, Investors in Istanbul | |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Oslo | |
 | $250k ($10k - $500k) | Investors in Colorado, Investors in Washington, Investors in British Columbia, Investors in Oregon, Investors in California, Investors in Auckland (New Zealand), Investors in New Zealand, Investors in Moscow, Investors in Minnesota, Investors in Denver (CO), Investors in Oslo, Investors in Melbourne (Australia), Investors in Sydney, Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in Canada, Investors in Seattle (WA), Investors in Portland (OR), Investors in San Francisco (CA) | Investors in AI, Investors in Biotech, Investors in Cryptocurrency, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Food and beverage, Investors in Impact, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Space |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Mountain View (CA) | Investors in Advertising, Investors in AR/VR, Investors in Cryptocurrency, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in IoT, Investors in Social mobile |
 | $150k ($25k - $500k) | Investors in Global | Investors in AI, Investors in Blockchain, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Insurance, Investors in Marketing automation, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security |
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 | $100k ($10k - $250k) | Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Mountain View (CA) | Investors in AgTech, Investors in AI, Investors in Distributed workforce, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Education, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Marketing automation, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security, Investors in Social commerce |
$250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Palo Alto (CA) | Investors in Consumer health & fitness, Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Fashion, Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Hardware, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in IoT, Investors in Parenting/families, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in Retail, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in SMB software | |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Brazil | Investors in Education, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in SMB software, Investors in Social commerce, Investors in Travel |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Mountain View (CA) | Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in female founders (Other Lists) |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Mountain View (CA) | Investors in Clean tech / environment, Investors in Enterprise |
 | $250k ($50k - $500k) | Investors in Mountain View (CA) | Investors in Media/content |
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 | $2.5m ($0 - $3.0m) | Investors in Mountain View (CA) | Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in female founders (Other Lists) |
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 | $150k ($0 - $0) | Investors in Global | Investors in Biotech, Investors in Consumer health & fitness, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Medical devices, Investors in Pharmaceuticals, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists) |
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Investors in Tel Aviv (Israel)
Investors in Developer tools, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Israel (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Games, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social mobile
Investors in Developer tools, Investors in Education, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Singapore
Investors in Toronto (Ontario), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Advertising, Investors in Biotech, Investors in Consumer health & fitness, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in Fashion, Investors in Food and beverage, Investors in IoT, Investors in Marketing automation, Investors in Sales and CRM
Investors in Buenos Aires
Investors in Advertising, Investors in Education, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Local commerce, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Messaging, Investors in SMB software, Investors in Social commerce
Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Social mobile
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Payments, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SMB software, Investors in Social mobile
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Advertising, Investors in Blockchain, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cryptocurrency, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in IoT, Investors in Logistics, Investors in Security
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Advertising, Investors in AI, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in SMB software
Investors in Mountain View (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in London, Investors in Berlin, Investors in Istanbul
Investors in Oslo
Investors in Colorado, Investors in Washington, Investors in British Columbia, Investors in Oregon, Investors in California, Investors in Auckland (New Zealand), Investors in New Zealand, Investors in Moscow, Investors in Minnesota, Investors in Denver (CO), Investors in Oslo, Investors in Melbourne (Australia), Investors in Sydney, Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in Canada, Investors in Seattle (WA), Investors in Portland (OR), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AI, Investors in Biotech, Investors in Cryptocurrency, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Food and beverage, Investors in Impact, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Space
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Advertising, Investors in AR/VR, Investors in Cryptocurrency, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in IoT, Investors in Social mobile
Investors in Global
Investors in AI, Investors in Blockchain, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Insurance, Investors in Marketing automation, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security
ETETInvestors in AI, Investors in Distributed workforce, Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Education, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Human capital, Investors in Impact, Investors in Logistics, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SMB software, Investors in VCs who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in female founders (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in AgTech, Investors in AI, Investors in Distributed workforce, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Education, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Marketing automation, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security, Investors in Social commerce
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Consumer health & fitness, Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Fashion, Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Hardware, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in IoT, Investors in Parenting/families, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in Retail, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in SMB software
Investors in Brazil
Investors in Education, Investors in Entertainment & sports, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in SMB software, Investors in Social commerce, Investors in Travel
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in female founders (Other Lists)
Investors in Israel
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in female founders (Other Lists)
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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MLML
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KNKN
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ASAS
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Investors in Global
Investors in Biotech, Investors in Consumer health & fitness, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Medical devices, Investors in Pharmaceuticals, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
